The New York Times, from its inaugural issue in 1851 up to 1999, is now available to the University community through ProQuest Historical Newspapers on the "Journal, Magazines and Newspapers" section of the library's web site. This searchable database includes full-text and full-image articles, digital reproductions of every page and every article from every issue as downloadable PDF files. In addition to news stories, the database includes editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, photos, and advertisements. It is possible to display the complete image of any page in any issue or even browse individual issues page by page. More recent years are available through the ProQuest Newspapers or Lexis/Nexis databases.